Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | things are looking clearer now than they did you know a few weeks ago . |
| 2 | I still do n't know a few ideas though |
| 3 | One mechanical method of generating a range of switching angles is to use a fine resolution optical encoder producing several position pulses per step , but this is prohibitively expensive for small step.angle motors ; a 200 steps per revolution motor would need a 1600 counts per revolution encoder to give a choice of 8 switching angles . |
| 4 | You will need a good honours degree in any discipline or alternatively a degree , HND or equivalent combined with experience at management level . |
| 5 | In some cases , a company may need a dozen licences from a dozen universities for any particular genetically-engineered product . |
| 6 | And Dicky can take over as a footman — he may need a few lines changed here and there . ’ |
| 7 | Of course , you will need a few bits and bobs to get started , but Pat can provide a list . |
| 8 | I did need a few stitches , but frequent use of the bidet helped fast healing . |
| 9 | ‘ Even so , you may need a few stitches . |
| 10 | Mind you , you 'd need a few cushions |
| 11 | Although the pub decor might need a few alterations . |
| 12 | ‘ I may need a few shots before I find the mark , Khan . ’ |
| 13 | It is obviously every bit as important to respect the wild flowers in a foreign country as it is in one 's own , and not to pick large quantities of anything as you will only need a few pieces to create a floral souvenir of your trip . |
| 14 | I kept my fingers crossed figuratively during the first few months of our acquaintance that neither of us would be sent elsewhere on a permanent posting — permanent until demob , that is — because I had seen quite a few promising romances nipped in the bud by one or the other partner being whipped away by the unfeeling powers-that-be , and when a relationship is developing you do need a few weeks of togetherness to allow it to mature . |
| 15 | If you would like to nominate yourself , or another , as a ‘ Man of Principles ’ then you could receive a £20 voucher — you might even win a complete Principles Menswear Wardrobe worth £1,000 , as well as a £1,000 donation to a cause of your choice . |
| 16 | Do you enter a big competition , and you could win a million pounds plus six . |
| 17 | The closest to the truth will win a thousand dollars credit at their local Titancorp comics store , a Captain Haddock T-shirt and an all-expenses-paid holiday for two in balmy Beirut . |
| 18 | Jobson said : ‘ If they started supporting the team we might win a few games . ’ |
| 19 | PAKISTAN batsman Salim Malik reckons that if the England Test team learn to play properly , they might win a few games of international cricket |
| 20 | Oh , you can buy a cheap ones with a just a tape on without the |
| 21 | I says to Steve , I may as well buy a ten pounds worth of anything else |
| 22 | He and his wife Shirley — who have a married daughter — will also buy a few things for the house with their summer windfall . |
| 23 | Now they can enjoy a few luxuries . |
| 24 | Even asset-strippers had to relax and pursue a few hobbies from time to time … |
| 25 | ‘ May I steal a few minutes of your time on this unique occasion and go back to November 22 , 1944 when nine Mosquitos from our Squadron were briefed to mark the U-Boat pens at Trondheim for 171 Lancasters . |
| 26 | Er , in the introductions I did n't stand up and er , introduce myself cos I felt it would steal a few minutes of my er presentation ! |
| 27 | If we find him for you , I fancy we 'd value a few minutes of his time ourselves , if we find him … ’ |
| 28 | We will introduce a new police power to make an arrest for breach of police bail . |
| 29 | We will introduce a Restrictive Practices Act to penalise anti-competitive behaviour and end price-fixing by cartels . |
| 30 | I will also introduce a few grains of hemp into the swim along with the maggots to try and bring the bigger dish onto the feed . |